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Church Micro 14621...Great Hockham Traditional Cache

Hidden : 11/18/2022
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


     Great Hockham, is a substantial village just off of the Watton to Thetford road, but its great church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is about half a mile off, down a long track. The Church must have been magnificent when it had its tower, but it fell in the early 18th century. The unusual  turret replacement came in the 1850s, certainly as a response to the medievalist enthusiasms of that time.

    There's a good range of window tracery of all periods, the finest of which is the delicate Decorated tracery of the east windows of the chancel and south aisle, but overall this looks a typical late medieval East Anglian church.

     Inside the church is an extensive scheme of wall paintings that are easily discernible. Christ crucified on the cross, is flanked by the Blessed Virgin and St John. Two other scenes depict the Adoration of the Shepherds and the Last Supper, although this latter image has another painting of something visible above. The Last Supper has been obscured by a later monument.

     There is plenty of parking at the church.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)